The Women’s Health Service Council, an advisory council of CEO’s from 12 Women’s Health Services across metropolitan and regional Victoria are urging the State Government to support their bid for increased funding to assist women during the pandemic. “We would be devastated if, for the fifth year in a row, Treasury would enable an effective […]
Women’s Health East are working on a research project to gather the lived experience of new mothers during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. The Parenting in a Pandemic project aims to better understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the mental health and wellbeing of new mothers in the eastern metropolitan region of […]
Did you know that on average, women are far less represented in arts awards, their artwork sells for less money in auctions and a gender pay gap still exists between male and female artists? Are you aware that women are more likely to feel unsafe in public spaces and as though urban spaces are not designed with them in mind? The use of artwork in public spaces can make […]
This International Women’s Day, we recognise the many important roles of mothers and their unique experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. The lockdowns in Victoria had a profound impact on many of us in the community. We spoke to five mums from the Eastern Metropolitan Region about what it meant to them. We heard about the […]
The Gender Equality Act 2020 came into effect on 31st March 2021. There are several actions that defined entities will need to undertake to fulfil their obligations under the Act, including Workplace Gender Audits, Gender Equality Action Plans (GEAPs), and Gender Impact Assessments (GIAs). For many organisations, this means heading into uncharted waters. Following are […]
A Strategy for Equality: Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Melbourne’s East 2020 – 2025 is a five-year sexual and reproductive health promotion strategy for women in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR). The Strategy contains three strategic priorities and seven high-level objectives to improve the sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing outcomes of women in […]
My gym temporarily closed in March this year. The playgrounds that I regularly visited with my toddler also closed. Like many other Victorians, I had to re-think ways to use public spaces to maintain my fitness and entertain my very energetic 3-year old. I soon realised that, despite restricted access to areas I used to […]